SENTINEL Research at the Sir Peter Freyer Surgical Symposium

The SENTINEL team shared some of our research at the Freyer Conference, highlighting work on patient acceptability, early stakeholder involvement and new approaches to helping patients recognise changes in a sentinel skin flap.

Omar presenting findings from the SENTINEL Study at the Sir Peter Freyer Surgical Symposium, highlighting patient perspectives on sentinel skin flaps as an innovative approach to transplant rejection monitoring.

Understanding patient views on sentinel skin flaps

Omar Quidwai and colleagues presented a national study exploring how patients view the use of a sentinel skin flap for monitoring transplant rejection. The work examines acceptability from the patient perspective and helps identify the questions and concerns that need to be addressed as the SENTINEL approach develops.

Involving stakeholders early in surgical innovation

Omar Quidwai and colleagues also presented work examining the importance of involving patients, clinicians and other stakeholders early when developing new surgical technologies. Using the SENTINEL Study as an example, the research highlights how early engagement can help shape innovations around the needs of the people who may ultimately use them.

Helena Paran presenting SimU-Skin, demonstrating a 4D tactile simulation platform designed to help transplant recipients recognise and monitor changes in a sentinel skin flap.

Helping patients recognise changes in a sentinel skin flap

Helena Paran and collaegues presented Simu-Skin, a 4D tactile simulation platform designed to help patients recognise changes that could occur in a sentinel skin flap following solid organ transplantation. The approach aims to provide a practical way of helping patients understand what changes in the skin may look and feel like.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to these studies and helped us share our work at the Freyer Conference.